Episode 83 (“Just How Boring Are You?” Be a Better Podcast Guest)

Renowned singing and voice teachers, coaches, and authors Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher return to the podcast for the December 2024 episode to discuss Jeremy’s new book, Just How Boring Are You?, which examines how one can be a better podcast guest.

Paul, Jeremy, and Gillyanne talk about pitch, tone, pace, passion, the musicality of speech, and many other aspects of podcast interviewing. The discussion, while often specific to the world of podcasts, has implications for public speaking and interviewing in general.

Gillyanne and Jeremy, of “Vocal Process,” specialize in vocal technique and performance across many genres. A husband-and-wife team, they combine a deep understanding of the voice that comes from science knowledge, performance practice, and decades of experience. Gillyanne is a voice researcher, pedagogue, and coach, working with numerous artists in theatre, cabaret, and in the recording studio, while Jeremy is a national-prizewinning pianist, performance coach, and vocal educator. For their full bios, visit VocalProcess.co.uk. And to get Jeremy’s new book, go here.

Gillyanne and Jeremy’s recent work includes the Online Learning Lounge, which offers more than 700 videos and vocal training resources for voice professionals. They are the authors of 12 books (five of them Amazon #1 bestsellers, including This Is A Voice (Wellcome Trust), Why Do I Need A Vocal Coach? (Canu Publishing) and Singing and the Actor (Routledge). Their One Minute Voice Warmup app (Android #1 and Apple #3) was featured in the UK’s leading computer magazine. Their podcast, This Is a Voice, is in the top 1 percent of podcasts worldwide, and they have an updated singing teacher accreditation program for 2025.

Jeremy and Gillyanne previously appeared on episode 18 from July 2019 and episode 48 from January 2022.

To listen to (and watch) their This Is a Voice podcast, visit YouTube and Apple podcasts.

(Bach’s Cello Suite #1 in G Major BMV 1007 Prelude (by Ivan Dolgunov) is courtesy of Jamendo Licensing.)

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